Local Adventures: Best American Scavenger Hunts

Jun 3, 2013 —
There’s something sitcom-esque (and reassuring) about visiting your favorite bar at the same time every weekend with your group of friends. It's nice to have a watering hole that feels like home. However, there’s more to life than the safety of familiar wood-paneled walls and drink specials.

Americans have the unique opportunity to discover new places, historic tidbits, and fascinating people in their respective cities at a host of exciting, year-round scavenger hunts. These citywide adventures provide good times for everyone, from nerds to avid partiers.

In Maryland, tipsy Sherlock homeboys and gals attend The Lindy 500 Baltimore Limo Scavenger Hunt. Sleuthing citizens attempt to solve puzzles as they hop in and out of limos and into bars with ridiculously good deals on booze. A little more than 400 miles away, teams of two in Beantown pack their backpacks with snacks, pens, water, and bandanas (for blindfolded challenges) before heading out on the sweeping Scavenger Dash Boston.

On the West Coast, Northern California residents flock to the Golden Gate Bridge Treasure Hunt to take a self-guided quest to explore one of the country’s most famous landmarks. Meanwhile, their Southern California counterparts get to know Tinseltown a little bit better at the eye-opening Hollywood: Past, Present and Future Scavenger Hunt.

After taking an informative trip around your town, you can grab a beer at your preferred pub and tell your old buddies about the brand new city sites you’ve always been missing.

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The Lindy 500 Baltimore Limo Scavenger Hunt is an annual alcohol-infused scavenger hunt in November that begins and ends at Power Plant Live! In Baltimore, Maryland. Located in the Inner Harbor of downtown Maryland, Power Plant Live! is an entertainment complex with numerous restaurants, bars, and clubs making bar hopping very convenient.
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Once a year in Beantown, adventurous souls head to Scavenger Dash Boston. Scavenger Dash Boston is a two-person team event where participants take photos, complete challenges, and travel around the city, racing to get to the next clue in the fastest amount of time possible.
Scavenger Dash Boston normally takes place within a five

Hosted by Mastermind Treasure Hunts, the Golden Gate Bridge Treasure Hunt is a fact-finding mission that explores the history of the world-famous bridge from one side of the bridge to the other.
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in 1933 and was completed in 1937 and has served as the best way for the public to cross

In many fantasy films, books, and TV shows, heroes must solve mind-bending riddles on their way to saving the world. Every June in Washington, D.C., the capital’s most prestigious newspaper gives denizens an opportunity to feel like a hero with a series of brainteasers at the Washington Post – Post Hunt.
The Washington Post –

Hollywood is not only the entertainment capital of the United States, but the show business hub of the world. At different times throughout the year, locals and tourists have the opportunity to learn about Tinsel Town’s vibrant history at the fun Hollywood: Past, Present and Future Scavenger Hunt.
Hollywood: Past, Present and

FYF Fest is one of the most anticipated summer music celebrations in Southern California. However, the fun doesn’t end when summer changes to fall, as Angelenos are treated to a rollicking good time at the FYF Presents LA Scavenger Hunt every November.
Past FYF Presents LA Scavenger Hunts have started in the Dodger Stadium